The area of the Stuhm district was annexed by
Prussia during the
First Partition of Poland in 1772 and belonged to the
Marienburg district until 1818. As part of a comprehensive district reform in the province of
West Prussia, the new Stuhm district was formed on 1 April 1818 from the southern part of the Marienburg district. It comprised the towns of
Christburg and
Stuhm. From 3 December 1829 to 1 April 1878, West Prussia and East Prussia were united to form the
Province of Prussia, which became part of the
German Empire in 1871. With the entry into force of the
Treaty of Versailles on 10 January 1920 and the associated dissolution of the Province of West Prussia, the Stuhm district was initially subordinated to the
Oberpräsident in
Königsberg. In preparation for the
referendum on the future membership of the district, it was subordinated to the
Inter-Allied Commission for Government and Referendum in
Marienwerder. In the referendum on 1 July 1920, 80 percent of the voters in the Stuhm district decided that the district would remain in the German Reich. On 1 July 1922 the Stuhm district was incorporated into the province of East Prussia. Regierungsbezirk Marienwerder was renamed Regierungsbezirk Westpreußen for reasons of tradition. On 1 September 1924 the rural communities of
Tessensdorf and
Willenberg were transferred from the Stuhm district to the Marienburg district and were incorporated into the town of Marienburg. After the
invasion of Poland in 1939, the Stuhm district became part of the newly formed
Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia. In the spring of 1945, the
Red Army conquered the district and placed it under Polish administration. Many of the local people were expelled until 1947 under Polish rule.After assumption of Polish rule after the Second World War, 700 locals were deported to the remainder of Germany on December 1, 1945. == Demographics ==